School/youth Notes

* Leslie Winall of Menchville High School was selected to participate in the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Program. She will leave on Aug. 9 to spend one academic year in Germany.

* Theodore R. Bunch, a 1983 graduate of Kecoughtan High School and the son of Mrs. Johnnie Bunch of Newport News and the late Dr. Theodore R. Bunch Sr., was chosen to participate in the Environmental Careers Organization's internship program. He is an intern at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, D.C.

* The Odyssey of the Mind state tournament was held May 2 in Richmond, and a team from the New Horizons Governor's School placed first in camouflaged creation division III. Team members were Ryan Brooks of Tabb High, Kenneth Cheung of Menchville High, Laura Gnoffo of Denbigh High, Alex Haislip of Lafayette High, Jon Parker of Poquoson High, Jason Ross of Warwick High and Derrick Whitmore of Grafton High.

* Katherine I. Shrieves, a student at Warwick High School and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred J. Shrieves of Newport News, was selected as the winner of a National Merit $2,000 scholarship.

* Cleon Long of Newport News received a $1,750 Silver Scholarship from the Discover Card Youth Program Tribute Award Scholarship program.

* The scholarship committee of Saint Paul AME Church awarded $500 scholarships to these students: Tiffany Noel Nightengale of Warwick High School, and Winston Germain Favor and Kayolka Alease Hawks of Menchville High School.

* Yakima Stokes, a 1996 graduate of Ferguson High School, was chosen to participate in the Environmental Careers Organization's Internship Program. She is an intern at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water, Washington, D.C.

DEGREES

Emerson College

Boston, Mass.

Scott Clevenger of Newport News received a bachelor of science degree with a major in mass communication/TV.

Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

Wake Forest, N.C.

Thurman R. Hayes Jr., senior pastor of Temple Baptist Church in Newport News, received a doctor of ministry. Charles C. Hahn, minister of education and administration at Menchville Baptist Church in Newport News, received a master of arts in Christian education.

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond

Richard E. St. Peter Jr. of Newport News received his masters in fine arts degree.

HONORS

Bridgewater College

Bridgewater

Lezlie R. Howard, James E. Kittelberger and Chris Lynn of Newport News were named to the dean's list for the spring semester and were nominated to the National Dean's List.

Duke University

Durham, N.C.

Andrea Berry of Newport News was named to the dean's list for the spring semester.

James Madison University

Harrisonburg

Laura Cochrane and Travis Faircloth of Newport News were named to the president's list for the spring semester.

Louisiana State University

Baton Rouge, La.

Brian Harrison Neese of Newport News was named to the dean's list for the spring semester.

Point Park College

Pittsburgh, Pa.

April L. Pile of Newport News was named to the dean's list for the spring semester.

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tenn.

Cary G. Bosworth of Newport News was named to the dean's list for the spring semester and received a bachelor of arts.